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SYNOPSIS: A ridge of high pressure along the B.C. coos! today will continue to keep skies sunny

and temperatures warm

lor the next five days.

FIRES

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products general manager, said today.

—_

but said,
dreds’’.

“It would be in the hun-

Melons.

dumped

VANCOUVER (CP) —
More than $100,000 worth of
watermelons is . being
ground to pulp this week
across B.C.

‘The imported melons, with
* a wholesale value of about 45
cents a -kilogram, were de-
_clared_ unfit for human con-”
“sumption.

About 135,000 kilograms of
the California grown melons
were dumped’ at two Van-
couver area. landfills. _

That -leaves about 90,000
kilograms . waiting to be
dumped, said federal food
inspector Barry Morgan.

Each future watermelon
from’ California will carry a
sticker assuring consumers
that its grower's field is free
of the pesticide aldicarb.

Importers, wholesalers

"and retailers were left hold-

ing the bag when pesticide
turned) up in California

melons and B.C. cucumbers. |

battling a fire that covers 120 hectares.

He said 30 fires are sill burning in

“*We're basically down and we're all

He added he is concerned ‘about the

the district but have been contained

RELAXING BETWEEN RUNS ... . tanker pilot Stubby

fighting fires."

continuing hot weather.

and are **

under observation." The fires

‘| He added later that-only loggers in
the tree farm area north of Revelstoke
are still operating.

Cross says there are 16 fires on the
tree farm, two of which are ‘‘a major
concern.""

He said forest is the -

“The woods are a "he

have

said. x
As well, he said there ign’t any
firefighting equipment left in the area.
+ ‘We've scraped the town dry.”’
Berukoff said the Forest Service has
15 five large tanker trucks

Forest Service’s responsibility, but
Westar has pitched in to help battle the
blazes because the Forest Service is
stretched to the limit.

Cross couldn't give a figure on how
many Westar loggers are fighting fires

and five helicopters battling the blazes,
in addition to the three air tankers.
The Arrow District’ has 300 fire-
fighters working on 19 fires, he said.
The largest fire is the ‘Fish”’ fire north
of Silverton where 55 firefighters are

a total of 450 hectares.

Berukoff also said the forest ministry
has instituted ground patrols for *‘sen-
sitive _areas’’ such as Deer Park and

near’Salmo. In addition, the number of ©

air patrols has been doubled, and a
rap-attack crew is on standby in
Nakusp. E

However, he cautioned that none of
the fires threatens any residgnces.

“There is no present danger to
anybody yet,"’ he said.

Inland stri ke continues

Holmes (left) and “bird dog” pilot Ray Horton take

some time’ 1 in the sun to unwind alter fighting ies:
Pilots are on constant alert from dawn to dus!
CosNews Photo By Simon Burch

By CasNews Staff

‘A strike by 150 members
of the Office and Technical
Employees Union against In-
land Natural Gas Co. turned
a week old today without a
ray of hope for a settlement.

Phil Murray, Inland Nat-
ural Gas district. manager
said from his Trail office
Tuesday that the situation

hasn't changed ' since the
strike began.

“No negotiations are
scheduled,” Murray said.

Contract talks between the
union and the company broke
off about two weeks ago. The
OTEU’s contract expired on
March 31.

The OTEU has one mem-
ber at the Castlegar office

‘No swimming
in Kinnaird pool

and four in Trail.
“The major stumbling block
is. wages. The union is

informal Labor Relations
Board Hearing in Vancouver
involving the union and the

a th Y
tract containing a $1,000
signing bonus, a 3.5 per cent
wage increase in the second
year and a five per cent
increase in the third year.

The company is offering a
41-month contract modelled
on the recent B.C. Rail pact
that would provide a $500
signing bonus, a 3.5 per cent
increase on Oct.-1, 1986 and
five per. cent effective April
1987.

About 135 members of the

i of

con:-

is. still
The two sides are trying to
straighten out regulations.

Murray said Inland is

seeking an injunction against .

pickets in the Chase-Sorrento
area.

He added that Inland
supervisors are performing
the duties of the unions
although no __ construction
work is being done.

He said customers paying
bills _are not affected but
h

By CasNews Staff
The ornamental pool at
Kinnaird Park will remain
an- ornamental pool, .says
Castlegar council.

Ald. Carl Henne, chair-
man of the parks and
recreation. committee, told
a recent council meeting
that a resident complained
about.the rocks and dirt in
the pool after her “one- ‘or
two-year-old” swam in it.

with his tongue firmly in

“We're not going .to
advocate’ having people’
swim in it,". said Henne

his cheek. “It will stay as
an ornamental pool.”

And there will be no
diving, added Ald. Albert
Calderbank.

The pool is only about 25
centimetres (10 -inches)
deep.

Police file

Valley resident doesn't
mind being a gooper

By SIMON BIRCH
~~~ Staff Writer.

Rob Ganderton is a gooper.

But he doesn’t.mind.

*Ganderton, a Créscent Valley resident who just
graduated from high school, is part of the crew that loads
the ‘tanker planes with fire retardant at the Castlegar
Airport tanker base.

Ganderton explained how the dry. red powder is
sucked from one-and-a-half metre high plastic bags,
which look like overstuffed black garbage bags, into
40,000-litre underground containers where it is mixed
with water.

“There are four underground Containers at the base,
two used for retardant and two as reserve water supplies.

John Laing, one of the tanker pilots. based at
Castlegar, described the mixture, which is actually a
fertilizer with some additives ‘as a ‘‘long-term fire
retardant,” as opposed to water which is considered
short-term.

Laing said the red color comes from iron oxide, or
common rust, which is added to the retardant as an
indicator so that the pilots can see the areas that have
already been bombed.

those

Electrical Workers are
honoring. the OTEU picket
line, including one IBEW
member in Castlegar and
nine at the Trail office.
Meanwhile Murray said an

could have problems. —

Customers who want to
terminate their account or
apply for service where a
meter already exists won't
have any, problems, he said.

Mom, boyfriend
tied daughter

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
A mother and her béyfriend
were arrested after police
found the woman’s four-year-

RCMP Staff Sgt. * John
Stevens said today -it is
possible charges may be laid
in connection with the two-

- car collision on Broadwater
Road last Friday.

Four people were taken to
Castlegar and District Hos-
pital after a Chevrolet pick-
up collided with a Chevrolet
station’ wagon. ne

Treated and released were
the driver of the
wagon, Tom. Stuckless of
Robson, his wife Jean and
11-year-old son, Russell, and
the driver of the pick-up,
Edward Arishenkoff\ of Cas-
tlegar.

The accident is still under
investigation, Stevens said.

staion,

old tied up in arcar
in almost 38-degree heat.
Neightbors spotted the
girl, Carolyn Lee, about 11
a.m. Tuesday lying in a pool
of urine in the back seat of a
parked 1975 Cadillac sedan
and called police, Her wrists
and ankles were bound with
electrical cord and tied to

opposite sides of the car,.

police said.
The San Francisco Chron-

icle said that as policemen
released her, the sobbing
child told Officer Bob Gillies:

“My mommy doesn’t_lave.

me. Do you want to take me
home’

Gillies said the car had-to
be more than 38 degrees
inside and was full of dirty
clothes. Only the driver's
window was open, about 20-
centimetres, he said. ~

The mnother, Shirley Dyer,
and her boyfriend, Darron
Singleton, both 22, arrived at
the car: with ther '18-month-
old son about 10 minutes
after the girl was freed.

Dyer told police she had

“the summer.

The retardant also contains guar gum, a common
ice-cream additive, to thicken the mixture to a con-
sistency of cream so that it doesn’t scatter ineffectively
like rain when dropped on a fire.

One of the side benefits of using a fertilizer'as a fire
retardant-is-that-it-promotes growth in the ravaged
forests.

“The, red color eventually fades out and next year
you can see where the grass is lusciously green," said~
Ray Horton, another Conair pilot based in Castlegar for

From the underground containers, the retardant is
pumped ‘into the Firecat tankers. There are three tankers
based at Castlegar and:each holds about 3,300 litres of
retardant.

The tankers are built with four doors which can be
opened simultaneously or one at a time to drop the
retardant.

Ganderton said Monday was a particularly busy day"
at-the base.

He said 22 loads were pumped into the planes that
day, two to three times the average of seven to 10 loads.

ee

COUNCIL

BRIEFS

Castlegar council has
asked the Gyro Club to take
charge of construction of a

new: ball diamond - at the

Community Complex.

Gouncil also agreed to
deléte 86 parking stalls from
the complex plan in order to
fit a full-sized ball field on the
Property.

.

A wikis hearing has been
set for Tuesday at city hall to
€onsider an application to
rezone a piece of property
next to the community com-

Council gave official
approval to twinning Cas-
tlegar with a city of the
Soviet Union. An ad hoc
committee made up of
“members of the community
has been formed to organize
the twinning.

. 8

Council has thrown its
support behind Air BC's
application to provide daily
service between Castlegar
and Vancouver.

plex from light industrial to
heavy industrial.
‘The property owners plan
to build a bulk: fuel plant.
ose

Council has asked city staff

Tourist
- Alert

FIREFIGHTERS |

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watch out for the tail propellers on helicopters and sent to
British Columbis's most volatile fire area.

‘BOSS DOESN'T KNOW"
~_ - One group of young firefighters said their boss is just as
inexperienced as they are, which has them concerned about
their safety.

‘And their fatigue after fighting between 12 and 15
hours a day has them concerned about how aware they
would be if the fire suddenly turned on them.

Pictin said it is unfair to direct the criticism at them.

“We listen to the radio in the morning and they make it
sound like we're at fault because we're inexperienced,” he
said. “But we never got trained how to do anything.

“All they do is hand us our tools and assign us a place ©

and a position and that's about it. -

“Our crew never had a first-aid kit until today and even
then it's not a complete one, it’s just a couple of bandaids and
odds and ends. If somebody had a real major burn, I'd say
they'd suffer.”

,” Another firefighter said his crew still-has no first-aid
kits.

Even the estimated 70 people who have- remained
behind in Canal Flats, despite an order by the provincial
Forests Ministry to . the
inexperience.

WORRIES ABOUT 'KIDS'
Daryl] Sagar, one of the volunteers at the two firehalls,
said the “kids” from Nelson don’t know what they are doing.
“I think the major concern is worrying about those guys
in the bush. If this fire does blow up, there's going to be a

RENDEZ-VOUS AT THE PARK .. . sisters Isabelle Builet
of Robson and Suberte Robbie of Raspberry will per-
form in the second set Thursday at 12: 30 in.the con-

_ tinuing concert in the park series.

More good music
as park concerts
continue —

Thursday's concert in the
park’ will be split into two
sets. At- 12 noon, Stephan
Baal will start things off with
renditions of tunes by Jamie
‘Robertson, Bob Dylan, Gor-
don Lightfoot, Neil Young
and Stan Rogers. ©

A’ recent newcomer. to
Castlegar, Baal was born on
Vancouver Island and spent
most of his life on the west
coast.

He began playing guitar at
age sixteen but had difficulty
finding music with which he
could identify until some
years later when he was
taken with the music of the
late Stan Rogers.

Like most working family
people, he finds little time to
write and practise his ori-

ginal material, so his repe-
toire includes old favorites
of Simon and Garfunkel,
Leonard Cohen. and other
folk artists.

The second set at 12:30
p.m. will be performed by
Rendez-vous, Sisters, Isa-

Council

to help.

Expo 86
committee

Castlegar council has
agreed to help fund the local
Expo 86 committee with
“seed money”:

“It is definitely a need,”
said Ald. Marily Mathieson at
arecent council meeting. She
nated that council should set
aside some funds in its
budget for tourism. ~
budget for tourism.

Ald. Bob MacBain added
that the money would only be
used to help get the comm-
ittee started, after which the
committee. would be “self-
supporting”.

Council agreed to have its
finance.committee determine
how much to’ give the Expo
committee.

Ald. Len Embree agreed to
the request, but pointed out

~E

a z \
i i

“STEPHAN BAAL

belle Builet_of Robson and
Suberte Robbie of Raspberry
are originally from. Ottawa
and have spent the last years
in B.C.

Playing and- singing for
years, they formed a duo
several years ago and haye
been playing in Vancouver
and: the Kootenays-

Music with harmony is
their forte. They sing a var-
iety of folk anc contemporary
songs and accompany them-
selves on steel string guitars.

SS

TREET. “TALK

-- ONE OF THE NEW fates in Ontario Premier David
Peterson's cabinet isa familiar face to residents of the
Slocan Valley.

reg: Sorbara, a Toront lawyer rep!
van North, is the minister for colleges, universities and
youth employment in, the new Liberal government.

Sorbara is.a forgner'resident of the Slocan Valley who
moved to Toronto some time ago. a

HAVE YOU wondered why Pacific Western Airlines|
Kelowna to Vancouver flight Soe as Ittle.as $55 return,
while the cheapest C: ‘0 Vanco return flight

is more than twice that at su?

PWA says the-reason is CP Air. CP. Air began
offering a cheap $55 flight this winter in a bid to dilute|
PWA's share of the Kelowna-Vancouver market, says
PWA. :

PWA responded by selling a limited number of seats
at the same price in order to be competitive.

“This fare should in no way be used as a comparison
with regular fares that are offered on a system-wide
basis,” says PWA. Be

Castlegar travellers aren't ‘subsidizing the Kelowna!
flights, but in fact. meceiye comparable fares on a per mille

is, contends PWA.

PWA bases its A ‘on a mileage formula which is
used generally throughout the airline's network:

“Vancouver-Castlegar fares are higher than fares
beiwéen Vancouver and Kelowna, given the greater|
distance between Vancouver and Kelowna,” says PWA.

Vancouver to Castlegar is 250 statute mailes, while
Vancouver to Kelowna is 178 statute miles.

Here are some rates to compare: L

Return excursion, less than seven days and staying a
Saturday night: Kelowna-$119; Castlegar-$152.

Return’ excursion, seven days or more, staying a
Saturday night: Kelowna $103; Castlegar-$131.

Return excursion, 14 days or more, staying a
Saturday night: Kelowna $103; Castlegar-$131.

Return excursion, 14 days or more, staying a
Saturday night: Kelowna:$87; Castlegar-$111.

Meanwhile, those cheap flights to Vancouver May
not be too far off for Castlegar residents. Kootenay West
MPO Bob Brisco has asked CP Air to consider twice}
weekly charter flights to Castlegar. is

THAT STORY about the North Vancouver Mountie’
who quit the force after police'said he used the credit card
of a fellow officer, has a local angle of sorts.

The fellow officer whose credit card was used is’

Const. Darryl Little, now stationed at the Rossland
detachment.
The former North Vancouve¥Mountie is Jerry Publ,
now of Ri He was ‘from the RCMP in
[December after an officer used a Visa card owned by
Little to’ pay for an-escort service and other “material
goods”, according to North Van RCMP. ae

The officer wasn’t ever. charged, even though the
RCMP recomended the regional Crown prosecutor lay
charges.

- EVER HAD. THE urge to drive over those freshly
painted centre lines on highways? Don't. The Ministry of
Highways has decided to crack down on drivers who mess
lup those centre lines.

Highways Minister Alex Fraser has issued.a warning
that anyone spotted ignoring warning signs and travell-
ling over the freshly painted centre lines or destroying
Inewly recoated highways will be reported to Police and

face charges.

Changes made

VICTORIA (CP) — Second
mortgage loans taken out by
homeowners over 60 years
‘old will-be-forgiven on their
death under minor tegislative
‘hanges brought into effect
by regulation.

Previously, a second mort-
gage loan taken out by a

homeowner when ‘he was
over 60 could not be forgiven
upon his death.

The—Lands, Parks and
Housing- Ministry announced
that a change to the Provin-
cial Home Acquisition Act
eliminates ‘the age restric-
tion. E

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» left her_daughter tied up tosee if there are any funds
while they went to a nearby jin. the 1985 budget. for
service’ station because the highway signs on the out-

few of those kids up“there who're going to get hurt.”
Ken Lines, a minstry spokesman in Victoria who could
only comment in general terms on the situation, said:

that council hears of “entre-

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VANCOUVER (CP) — offer your products or services at a COST. PRICES EFFECTIVE JULY 11,12813

Corporate Affairs Ministry, said the
ministry | should announce _ final
approval for wine and beer stores in

i hotels “in a few days”.

“We're very, very close to making
a decision in a few days,” he said in a

Stevens added that once the
announcement has been made; the
_Hi Arrow will “be able to move very
“ quickly”.

Esposito said the wine and beer
store will-be located where the old
coffee shop used to be. The coffee

¥ shop has been relocated to the
dining room.

telephone interview from Victoria. |

“ Store hours haven't been set yet
because the ministry hasn't spelled
out all the “fine details”, he said.
However, Esposito said he
expects thi n-when——>
government liquor outlets are
closed. That. should allow: for late
night shopping. :
.In addition, the store will sell
“novelties” such.as wine glasses,
cigarettes and other items.
“Esposito-suid-any—class A hotel
will be able to have a beer and wine
store, complete. with a -drive-
through window.
However, he said the ‘Hi Arrow
will not, have a drive-through outlet.

} girl was always running

away. She also said she did
not wnt her daughter any- -
more, Gillies said.
nO Dyer and.Aagieton
were booked ‘on suspici n of
wilful cruelty to a child. They
were held in lieu ot $6,000°
bail each.
The girl. and her brother
were taken into protective
custody. .
; Dr. Terry Fotre, an emer-
gency room doctor, said a

vive more than one hour
locked in a car with the

i up in such heat.

child probably would not.sur-—

skirts of the city.

As well, council is arrang-
ing a meeting with the
Ministry of Highways, the
“Castlegar
Commerce and the advisory
planning commission ' to
discuss signs for the city.

The cae a District
Peace Group will plant a tree
on Aug. 6 in commemoration
of the bombing of Hiroshima.
The tree will be planted on
Zuckerberg Island under-the
direction -of John. Charters,
chairman of the Heritage
Committee.

Chamber of

Here is the RCMP Tourist
Alert for today. The following
people are asked to contact
their nearest RCMP DETAC-
_HMENT-FOR-AN_URGENT
PERSONAL MESSAGE:
James ‘Buck of- Mountlake
Terrace, Wash. Jim Carson
of Nanaimo. Gerald’ Gannon
of Ignace, Ont. Delmar Gran-
is of Rutind, Vermont. Egon
Hollm of ‘Locust Grove, Vir-
ginia. Charles Lee ‘Harrison
of Mission, B.C. Victor Lutz
of Calgary. Lyle Reid of
Smithers, B.C. Earl Shultz of
Sterling, Ill. John Vandeur-
zen of Lethbridge, Aha.

“We have a very heavy load of forest’ fires. Obviously
we have had to pull in people who have not worked on fires
before. But normally the boss keeps a close hold:on them.”

Other. ministry officials remained cloistered behind
tth

about 10 kilometres from Invermere. They were unavailable
for comment.
British Columbia's fire situation appeared to be the

-worst in Canada on Tuesday. About 34 forest fires were

burning in Labrador but most were in remote areas and
posed no dangers to communities.

Newfoundland firefighters were getting some help from
rain, but in B.C. the forecast offered no hope of precipitation
and temperatures continued to hover in the high 30s.

One fire 50 kilometres northeast of Peace River, Alta.,
continued to burn out of control, covering 4,000 hectares..A
1,400-hectare fire 100 kilometres northwest of Peace River
was brought under control.

end organizations ask Cas-
tlegar taxpapers . pick up
the tab.

“I have some tfouble with

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